Sidney Bechet, the first great jazz horn soloist to be featured on records, was a remarkable soprano saxophonist and clarinetist. He dominated ensembles, often taking over the role of a trumpet or cornet, and was such a dazzling soloist that he ended up being the favorite musician of both Duke Ellington and John Coltrane. The posted tune was from 1938, during a recording under his own name. Sidney Bechet and his Orchestra recorded just four tunes. In this session he was joined by Ernie Caceres on baritone sax, Dave Bowman piano, Leonard Ware electric guitar, Ed Robinson string bass and yes, the great Zutty Singleton on drums. It is so good that the tradition of playing this music is maintained by the younger generation. I was very impressed by the performance of Erik Greiffenhagen I saw this morning on youtube. Keep it up, Erik! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6ohxPZzrLg
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